COLLEGE SPORTS: Adrian men's hockey wins in OT

Duston Hebebrand scored early in overtime to help the NCAA Division III No. 5-ranked Adrian College men's hockey team avoid an upset and defeat Nazareth 2-1 Sunday at Arrington Ice Arena.

Adrian (9-0) trailed 1-0 after one period despite a 16-7 shot advantage. Nazareth (1-7-1) took the lead on Tom Servalli's goal 12:38 into the frame.

The 1-0 score held until late in the third period. The Bulldogs couldn't score on their first six power plays of the contest, but converted the seventh. Michael Hoy scored at 17:20 with an assist from Adam Davies to knot the score and send the game into overtime.

It only took two shots in the extra frame for Adrian to solve Nazareth goaltender Ed Zdolshek. Hebebrand scored the game-winner at 1:05 with an assist from Davies to keep the Bulldogs undefeated.

Adrian goaltender Scott Shackell, who has missed significant time this season, made 19 saves in his return in net. Adrian outshot Nazareth 39-20.

The Bulldogs will travel to face Northern Collegiate Hockey Association foe Marian on Friday and Saturday.

The Cougars (10-0) took the lead for good with a 15-6 run in the first half and later added seven consecutive points to take a 35-24 lead into halftime.

SHU opened the second half with seven straight points, culminating with a 3-pointer by Grace Howrigon. Another Siena Heights 3 from Morgan Warfield helped the Saints close the deficit to 39-37. Saint Francis answered with a 25-8 run and led by as many as 24 twice in the second half.

Adrian (1-5) shot 26.5 percent from the floor for the game, including 0-for-13 from behind the 3-point line. Michigan-Dearborn (1-7) held a 43-28 advantage in rebounds.

The Bulldogs pulled within three several times in the final minutes, the last time at 45-42 with 3:33 remaining. Michigan-Dearborn responded with a 9-1 run over the next three minutes to go up 54-43 with 13 seconds left.